Counting apparatus for coins and checks.



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CGUNTNGVAYPRATUS POR .UOINS AND CHEU'KS.

Arymommn Pimm Dnfso', 1910. 1,001,895, Patented Aug. 29, 1911.

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W. SUHLIGH.y GOUNTING- AFPAEATUS FR GONS AND CHECKS.

APPIJTION FILED DEU, 30, 1910.

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granny/rw flllllllrmlzvlllll//l l JY fe WILHELM scHLIoH, orDUSSELDORF-OBEEKASSEL, GERMANY COUNTING APPARATUS FOR COINS AND CHECKS.

Specification of Letters 'Patentl Pacentednug. 2e, V1911.

Application filed De'oember 80, 1910. Serial No. 600,059.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, 'WILHELM SCHLicii, a

citizen yof Germany, and residing at. Dussel-fydorf-Oberkassel,Gerniany,.have invented a new u nd Iin )roved Countin'Apparatus for Coins and Vlieclrs, of whici the following i is aspecification.

This invention relates to an a. para-tus of novel construction formarsha ing coins,

checks' or similar devices into stacks containing a' pre-determinednumber thereof, so that. the coins are disposed of in an orderly manner,and. may be readily counted.

In'the accoinpanyin drawing: Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of anapparatus embodying my invention; Fig. 2 a lan; Fig. 3 a rear view ofthe chute; Fig. 4 a

' bottom -view thereof; Fig. 5 a Vlongitudinal section'ot' amodification of the apparatus; Fig. 6 a plan thereof; Fig. 7 Va crosssection; Fw. 8 asimilar section show-'ing the arts 1n a f iiferentposition, and Fig. 9 a cetail of the bipartite coin tube.

The apparatus comprises essentially two component partsviz: 'a chute.adapted to receive the coins, and a box over which the chute is-niovable, and within which the coins are piled upinto a number ofseparate stacks.

The cliutdrconsists of a hopper b provided at its lower end with atongue d which checks the discharge of the coins into a tube a withinwhich they become pilednnp. Tube (a is open at its bottom, and is hereprovided with a pair 'of ivoted jaws e, f having handles g,` andinfluenced by springs .g1

which tend to project the jaws beneath said' onen bottom to forni a coinrest. Intermediate jawsle, f, tube a is provided-with a )airof parallelguides o thatextend slightly which does .not project'downquite as far asthe guidesand constitutes .a pusher-for the coins.

The box It is provided with a. number of tapering transverse ribs i,separatedfby' intervening shallow grooves -or recesses i* which areadapted for the rece tion of successi-ve coins. The hei lit of-ri sissomewhat less than the thic ness of-the coins, so

that the latter when sea-ted Within 1the l gooves project sli' htlyabove the ribs.

iigitudinally over o x h extend a pair of .rails-v, having 'a clearanceabove each groove 4* and adaptedto be ,.eiaged by tlieguides o lof thecoin chute.

eyond railsI 'v each well as small coins.

eneath said jaws, and also with 'a tooth z' cesses mon shaft those ontheotlie side, so that the apparatus'is adapted forV assembling .largeras Near one-end of box h there is centered between rails" v an abut--`ment m adapted to enter grooves l of tube a when the coin chute arrivesat theend of ported upon vthetopv of box` i. The hopper being movedalong the box, the bottoni coins will successively drop into consecutivegrooves 1, so that each," groove becomes charged.' `When ,the hopper haspassed over the active portion ofthe box, any coi11s"' re maining in thehopper will be slightly lifted by abutment m, so that upon a releaseofhandles g, jaws e, f will again close the chute, and permit the saine tobe lifted oft' the box without `spilling its charge'.l After the hopperhas been disconnected from the box, the latter is tilted sidewisc, sothat the coins' will glide into'their pocketsc, thebox beinor tilted inone direction for larger coins and in the other direction' for smallercoins.

The o Aeration Vdescribed is repeated until the sup until alIl thepockets have become'chargd. At its bottom, each row of pockets is closedby aslide y,- upon the withdrawal of which,

eni tied, by but| partly withdrawing the' y of coins has becomeexhausted, or

sli e, while a scale may be formed on'tlie l slide, whi ch permits it tob'e' setto a given number of coins. So also the pockets may coinsassembled therein may be readily inspected.

rails u with a number o o enin o adapted to be close tom by lidsn. Thelatter are fast 'on a com# which by springinfluenced lever s and link uare connected to handle 1w, Linkl u isfurther connected by rod to one inFigs. 54a, bex l. is mitica bem-en ,'05

'loobe slitted and graded, so that the number of arm' oflan elbowleverz,the otherarm of' :which actuatesa suitablel countinginech'a-j i nisingfUpon depressing handle zn-all lids segregated. andceuiited.

boit having a plurality of rib's,recesses beiis - bottomfandjawsfadapted to'be projected n are opened Ito .discharge the coins whilethe counting mechanism is simultaneously advance'd; "Beneath eachopening o is located a bipartite pocket .composed of a pair ofsemitubular shells 7 51, Of tliesefshells cfare overlappedatjtbeir edges'by shells cl, so

. that by'slidin'g'the' lat-ter out-ward, the pooltets may be 'readily`emptied. Shells k1 extend above'zshells 'k2 and have-inclined, v11piperedges'which ermit the play` of lids-n..

v; lAlong one lsidle of box-h is arrangedfa trough which 'communicateswith openings o'fgby.eleaian'c'es formed inthe intervening i5.

' 'charged' witht-he coins, the apparatus is tilti 1". a 'z dev'ce' fof;the' character' described, -a box-"having a plurality of recesses andpoc ets" communicatin `therewith'.c'ombined -with atchut'e slidablej aongthe -boX and having anope'ii bottom, 'and' a movable. coin. restbeneath 'saidbottom.

2. In a-.de'vice-of the character described.,

tween theribs and pockets communicating` .with .'.thej recesses-combinedwith a .chute slidable/.along the vhoi; andv having'` an openibeneath'said'bottom.' n l-Ina device of the character described,

'i a b oitfhaving i-plurality of ribs, recesses bef 'tweenf`theribs,fp`ockets communicating with therecessestand rails extending overthe ribs ali-open .bottbm, a pair of yguides adapte toiengage theolibinedwith a chiite .havin ijail's,fa nd jaws adapted .tov .be projected be# neatlisaidbottom. "f

In a device bf thecliaracter described, a' box having a .'pliiiilityl ofribs', -ie 'es`ses. bevtween .the ribs, pockets communicating 'with.bothfe'ndsA o fsaidjrece'sses, the .pockets on one side .of thegboxbeing of. greater. diameter than; those on -th'efother side 'combinedwith. achut-e' slidable along-.the box. and `having 5. I na device-ofthe character 4described,

a 'box having a .pluralityof ribs-,'nrecesse's be- 1 tween the ribs,pockets communicating with the recesses, and an abutment near one end ofthe box, cinibined with 'a chute slidable along'the boi;l and havinga-s'lot. adaptedv to accommodate the abutment', and jaws ad apt.l

ed ,to be projected beneath the lower open end of the chute.

G.4 Ina device of the'character degats@ a box having a lplurality ofribs', recesses bepockets, combined 'with' a, chute slidable along 'thebox and having an open'bottom and a movable c oinirest beneath said.bottom.'

tween the ribs, ocket-s.communicating with l therece'sses an -slidesadaptedy to close the 7. In va .device of the character-described,

a1 box having a plurali-ty of ribs, recessesbetween the ribs, pocketsbelow the'recesses,

and .lids between the 'recesses and pockets,

combined with 'a lchiite-,slidablealong the-box andhaving' an openbottom, anda movable coin rest beneath saidb'ottoin.

, 8; .In a device 'ofl he character described,

a box` having a pluralityofribs, .recesses 'between-vthefribs, pocketsbelow the recesses'.

a series of lids between the vrecesses'. and

pockeffa shaft onwhich'said 'lids are mo Med, a handle and abountin'g'mechanis 'opeiiativel7 connected to the shaft combined 'with a 4chuteslidable along the.l boxl and havingf'an openibottom, and.. a movablecoin-rest beneath said-- bottom.

' .9. In a device of the character described, abox having a plurality-ofribs,- recesses be tween ,tlieribs and adjustable bipartite pocketscommunicatin'gwith the recesses coinbinedwith a chute slidablealong theboxl and having anopen bottom and a movableV coin rest beneath said.lwttoiii.

'10. Ina. device-of the character described, 'i

4a box having `a plurality of ribs, recesses between'the ribs and4pockets communicating with the recesses4 combined with a'. chuteslidable alongthe box and comprisinga hopper, Va tongue within thehopper, a .t-ube beneath the tongue, and a jaw adapted' to be projectedbeneath the lower open end of the tube. XVIIAI-IlllilVl SCHLICH. [n.s]Vitnesses: i

CHAs. .-J. VRIGHT, ALFRED HENKEL.

